Guinea vs Zimbabwe
Guinea vs Zimbabwe: Learning-adjusted schooling
Learning-adjusted schooling in 2020: 4.6 years in Guinea and 7 years in Zimbabwe, by World Bank estimates. In 2020 the value was higher in Zimbabwe, by 2.4 years, or 1.53 times that in Guinea.
years · World Bank
What the numbers say
- Zimbabwe has been higher in every year both have figures for since 2017.
- In 2020, Guinea ranked 155 and Zimbabwe ranked 106 of 174 countries, counting from the highest.
Every year
years · World Bank
| Year | Guinea | Zimbabwe |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 4.6 | 7 |
| 2018 | 4.6 | 7 |
| 2017 | 4.5 | 6.4 |
| 2010 | – | 6.8 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- The years of school a child can expect by 18, cut to what students actually learn: the World Bank’s learning-adjusted years of school.
- Source: World Bank Human Capital Index, via Our World in Data.
- Ranks count the 174 countries with a value in 2020, highest first.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Guinea vs Zimbabwe
Health
- Life expectancyGuinea: 60.7 years in 2023Zimbabwe: 62.8 years in 2023
- Child mortalityGuinea: 9.2 per 100 live births in 2024Zimbabwe: 6.5 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityGuinea: 65.4 per 1,000 live births in 2023Zimbabwe: 33.2 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionGuinea: 3.56% in 2017Zimbabwe: 3.19% in 2017
- Suicide rateGuinea: 11.1 per 100,000 people in 2017Zimbabwe: 26.4 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationGuinea: 14.4 million people in 2023Zimbabwe: 16.3 million people in 2023
- Population growthGuinea: 2.45% a year in 2023Zimbabwe: 1.68% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateGuinea: 4.22 births per woman in 2023Zimbabwe: 3.72 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationGuinea: 38.5% in 2025Zimbabwe: 40.5% in 2025
- Median ageGuinea: 18 years in 2023Zimbabwe: 17.8 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overGuinea: 3.4% in 2023Zimbabwe: 3.6% in 2023
- Net migration rateGuinea: -0.3 per 1,000 people in 2023Zimbabwe: -6 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingGuinea: 2.03% of GDP in 2025Zimbabwe: 0.56% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsGuinea: $586M in 2025Zimbabwe: $134M in 2025
- Military spending per personGuinea: $40 in 2025Zimbabwe: $10 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingGuinea: 10.6% of government spending in 2025Zimbabwe: 5.3% of government spending in 2005
- Armed forces personnelGuinea: 13,000 people in 2020Zimbabwe: 51,000 people in 2020
- National powerGuinea: 0.07% of world capability in 2022Zimbabwe: 0.08% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersGuinea: 0.32% of the labour force in 2020Zimbabwe: 0.88% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsGuinea: 6 million TIV in 2025Zimbabwe: 20 million TIV in 2023